EAST GREENWICH- The East Greenwich Free Library will soon celebrate 100 years of existence in 2015, and will begin construction and renovations to the property.
Presented in 1915 by Daniel Albert Pierce, the EGFL has offered programs and activities for residents for years, and will now continue to do so with a planned outside renovation, just in time for the 100th anniversary celebration.
Thanks to a $176,000 Champlin grant, the library will be able to create a relaxing and appealing outside area for people to enjoy and utilize during the warm months.

EAST GREENWICH- The East Greenwich Free Library will soon celebrate 100 years of existence in 2015, and will begin construction and renovations to the property.
Presented in 1915 by Daniel Albert Pierce, the EGFL has offered programs and activities for residents for years, and will now continue to do so with a planned outside renovation, just in time for the 100th anniversary celebration.
Thanks to a $176,000 Champlin grant, the library will be able to create a relaxing and appealing outside area for people to enjoy and utilize during the warm months.

EAST GREENWICH- The ever-popular Felicia’s Coffee in East Greenwich is nearly finished with recent renovations that have been months in the making.
With the coffeehouse being open 364 days a year, excluding Christmas, customers may have been surprised to see the “closed” sign on the front door Jan. 5. However, when the doors reopened Jan. 6, the newly renovated counter space and other behind the scenes updates were well worth the wait.
“I’ve been working on it for a few months now,” said Felicia’s Coffee owner Felicia Revens. “We’ve been growing every year since we’ve been here.”

EAST GREENWICH- The ever-popular Felicia’s Coffee in East Greenwich is nearly finished with recent renovations that have been months in the making.
With the coffeehouse being open 364 days a year, excluding Christmas, customers may have been surprised to see the “closed” sign on the front door Jan. 5. However, when the doors reopened Jan. 6, the newly renovated counter space and other behind the scenes updates were well worth the wait.
“I’ve been working on it for a few months now,” said Felicia’s Coffee owner Felicia Revens. “We’ve been growing every year since we’ve been here.”

EAST GREENWICH-Following recent conversations on social media about the difficulty of math courses at Archie R. Cole Middle School, The East Greenwich Pendulum reached out for some information from Mathematics Department Chairperson Patricia Dulac on the topic.
Parents on a Facebook page dedicated to children and their success in the school system, have used social media to connect and discuss several big issues in the district, and get various opinions on important topics.

EAST GREENWICH-Following recent conversations on social media about the difficulty of math courses at Archie R. Cole Middle School, The East Greenwich Pendulum reached out for some information from Mathematics Department Chairperson Patricia Dulac on the topic.
Parents on a Facebook page dedicated to children and their success in the school system, have used social media to connect and discuss several big issues in the district, and get various opinions on important topics.
In early December, conversation sparked about whether the mathematics department at Cole Middle School was the best thing for students, some parents saying “I worry when I hear how many students are losing confidence and interest in math and experiencing significant stress,” and another mom with a son in the accelerated math class wrote “He is more stressed than I possibly have ever seen him.”

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EG doctor appointed to international panelhttp://ricentral.com/content/eg-doctor-appointed-international-panel2015-01-08T12:55:25-05:002015-01-08T12:55:25-05:00editor

EAST GREENWICH-An East Greenwich Doctor was appointed to the International Medical Panel of the Federation Internationale de Motcyclisme (FIM) in November, something he calls an honor.
Physician Herbert Brennen is a partner in Brennan, Cronin and Peters Internal Medicine in EG and is now the most recently appointed member to the medical panel that oversees the sport of motorcycling.

EAST GREENWICH-An East Greenwich Doctor was appointed to the International Medical Panel of the Federation Internationale de Motcyclisme (FIM) in November, something he calls an honor.
Physician Herbert Brennen is a partner in Brennan, Cronin and Peters Internal Medicine in EG and is now the most recently appointed member to the medical panel that oversees the sport of motorcycling.
Although Brennen has been a physician for over 20 years, he is also a member of the Rhode Island Trials Club, New England Trials Association and the American Motorcyclist Association in addition to holding an international medical license as a chief medical officer of the FIM. However, his passion for motorcycling dates back to the 70s, something that makes him fit well into the panel.
“Ive been a avid motorcyclist since my teens and involved largely in off-road motorcycling,” he said.
Now, with a group of other medical professionals, Brennen will be able to improve the sport in multiple ways, combining his career as a physician and his love of motorcycling to make improvements to the sport.

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EG Town Council votes to postpone RhodeMapRIhttp://ricentral.com/content/eg-town-council-votes-postpone-rhodemapri2014-12-11T14:03:40-05:002014-12-11T14:03:40-05:00editor

EAST GREENWICH- Four of the five East Greenwich Town Council members have signed a letter to request that the vote to adopt RhodeMap RI be extended, giving cities and towns more time to review the roughly 160-page document.

EAST GREENWICH- Four of the five East Greenwich Town Council members have signed a letter to request that the vote to adopt RhodeMap RI be extended, giving cities and towns more time to review the roughly 160-page document.

Currently, the State Planning Council is set to vote on the adoption of RhodeMap RI at today’s meeting, and EGTC membe President Michael Isaacs, Vice President Sue Cienki, Bill Stone and Sean Todd have all signed the letter asking them not to do so on that date; however, this does not mean that the councilors don't agree with the policy - they just want more time to review it.

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More funds on hand for solar panelshttp://ricentral.com/content/more-funds-hand-solar-panels2014-12-11T14:00:33-05:002014-12-11T14:00:33-05:00editor

EAST GREENWICH-Commerce Rhode Island and the Rhode Island State Office of Energy Resources announced a new round of funding available to businesses and schools for solar panel installation Tuesday morning at the Rocky Hill School.

EAST GREENWICH-Commerce Rhode Island and the Rhode Island State Office of Energy Resources announced a new round of funding available to businesses and schools for solar panel installation Tuesday morning at the Rocky Hill School.
Back in June, the Rocky Hill School utilized two state grants including the Office of Energy Resource $104,000 grant, and a $32,191 grant from Commerce RI’s Renewable Energy Fund to install 120 photovoltaic panels placed on the Alan F. Flynn Jr. Academic Center, and since, that solar panel has helped in providing 20 percent of the building's electricity, and will continue to do so for the next 25 years. CRI and OER have now made a number of grants available so that other schools and businesses can do the same.

EAST GREENWICH- East Greenwich Superintendent Victor Mercurio led a forum Monday night on what has turned into the biggest topic in the EG school system, implementing all-day kindergarten.

EAST GREENWICH- East Greenwich Superintendent Victor Mercurio led a forum Monday night on what has turned into the biggest topic in the EG school system, implementing all-day kindergarten.
The well-attended forum was moved from Cole Middle School library to the cafeteria to accommodate for the expected large crowd, where Mercurio opened the forum with a description of where the school district budget comes from. The comprehensive handout covered what the budget has been since 2012, however it did not include any proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year, the budget that would include the cost of all-day kindergarten for the 2015 to 2016 school year.
Mercurio explained that the fiscal year 2016 that will include July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 is in the beginning stages of being constructed, and has not been formulated yet. According to the handout at the forum, the school district budget has gone from $32,510,689 in 2012 up to $35,613,334 in the 2015 budget, something that will only increase if all-day kindergarten is adopted.